Planchette game apparatus.



D. BLAIKLEY.

PLANGHETTE GAME APPARATUS.

APPLXUATIN PILED\00T.27,1009.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

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DAVID BLAIKLEY, 0F PARTICK, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

PLANCHETTE GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented SQ'LTH'.' 13, 1910.

Application filed October 27, 1909. Serial No. 524,815.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, Davu) Bnxiknur, of 96` Dumbarton road, Partick, .(lasgow, Scotland, have invented a ce1-tain new and useful Improved Planchette (laine Apparatus, of which thel 'following is a specilication.

This invention relates to games ot the planchett-e class and itsy object. is to provide an improved apparatus of this class.

In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into eifect, I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawings, of which Figure l` is 'a plan of the apparatus einbodylng my invention. Fig. 2is a transverse section on line a, b.. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the crank or arm detached.

The invention consists of a board or disk roper ,preferably formed ot' wood with its ibwer surface smooth and plain in order that it may lie fiat upon a table or like support. ,The'upper surface is formed of two raised portions an inner approximating to a disk A with an annular beadA1 having notches A2, and an outer provided with av ycontiguous to the annular bead A1 is inscribed a scale ot' numbers Dl regularly or irregularly divided from 0 up to and inolusive of 1,000,000. The inner portion or disk A has a central hole li, provided with a tubular liner or socket (ir. A crank or radial arm ,ll is carried by the stem or spindle H1 in this central hole F. The crank or arm l'l' is mounted at or near the center of its length, at which point the crank or arm is bent up so as to form a pivot or vertical support I, and a link J connects the arm proper to a rod extension K which terminates with a pointer L. Rotatably carried upon the pivot or vertical support I is a disk M.

Under my invention the pointer or indicator L Which is arranged to work through an arc ot' a. circle` can. without the player or pli yers requiring to move around l the apparatus, be moved over notches or indentationsIv A2 on the outer edge or bead A1 oi the raised disk or circle A, the indentations or notches being at or adjacent to the letters D or numerals I)l or words or phrases l) and the pointer or indicator' L pivotally carried on one end of said crank arm end and also revolubly carrying the disk or other support M for the player or players hand or hands While the other end 1s revolubly carried in the hole F at the center of the apparatus. as already described, so that on the player or players placing his or their hand or hands on the disk or support M on the end of the crank arm aforesaid, the pointer may, atwill, be moved over the indentations or notches .A2 and stopped at any desired letter D or numeral D1, or word or phrase E Without, as before stated, the layer vor players requiring to move arounc the apparatus.

lf desired balls or rollers may be provided on the underside of the disk or su port or the player or )layers hand or hands so as to reduce the eii'ort required to move the same around the circle, and,if desired, the disk or support for the hand or hands, instead of being attached to a crank may be supported on Wheels, balls, or rollers or projections travelin in a groove or grooves or on rails provi ed in or on the fioorof the apparatus.

The crank or arm in some cases may be made for cheapnessA of one rigid piece of metal.

The apparatus may be constructed of a more or less plain disks of wood without moldings or headings.

According to certain religious beliefs com munication with the dead dan be established by physical contact of living persons with movable parts of a' plancl'iette game apparatus' carried jecting withdesignatinglcharacters a crank revoinbly mounted centrally with respect to said' rid es, a disk member carried by said crank, an ya pointer projecting from said crank and movable abreast of said characters.

2. .A planchette. apparatus comprising` in combination, a' base provided with an annular elevated ridge, said basebeing provided with designating characters disposed concentricaily with K.respect to and adjacent said rid es, acranklrevolubly mounted centrally Wit i lresgect to said ridge,a disk member y said crank, and-a pointer profrom said crank and movable'abreast of said characters'.

3. A planchette apparatus comprising in combination, a base provided vwith an annnlar elevated ridge, said .base being provided' with designating characters disposed around said ridge, a crank revolubly mounted centrally with respect to said ridge, a

disk member revolubly -mounted 'on said crank, and a pointer rojectin Vfrom said crank and movable a reast o said characters. f

. fit.- AL planchette 4apparatus comprising in 'I ceases combination, a base provided withl anl annular elevated ridge, said base "rovided with designating characters arrange abreast lof said ridge, a--crank revolubly mountedv centrally wlth respect to said ridge', a disk -member revolubly mounted on said crank,

and a pointer pivota'lly connected with ,said

crank and projecting therefrom and movable. therewith abreast ofsaid characters'.

5. A planclziette apparatus 'comprising ink combination, a base rovide'd with an annular lelevated ridge, said ase being provided with designating characters arranged around Isaid ridge, said rid e being provided with notches,

a crank revolu l vmounted centrally with respect4 to said ri ge, a disk'member' carried by 'said crank, 'and a' pointer pivotally mounted on said crank and projecting therenel 

